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Councilmember questions poet laureate nomination process, copyright amid Aug. 22 deadline
Summary
A Schenectady councilmember asked for clarity on who appoints the poet laureate nominating panel and who would hold copyright over poems produced during the term ahead of the Aug. 22 application deadline.
Schenectady — A councilmember asked the Schenectady City Council on Aug. 11 to clarify who appoints members of the poet laureate nominating panel and who would hold copyright for poems produced by the city’s poet laureate.
Councilmember Turturro asked for specific information about Resolution 2025-87, which establishes the poet laureate process, including who on the named organizations has authority to appoint panel members and whether the mayor, the school district superintendent, or other officials would make…
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